FTC’s $520M Fornite Fine Marks a New Era: Regulating Design
Photo: Wachiwit (Shutterstock)In a sweeping settlement announced Monday, the Federal Trade Commission fined Epic Games a whopping $520 million after accusing the Fortnite-maker of a variety of unsavory business practices. The complaint touches on a range of issues from alleged violations of children’s privacyto tricking users into unintentional purchases, but there’s an overarching theme: deceptive design. Epic agreed to make a number of changes to its interfaces as part of the settlement, like adding friction in the…